Shell to Begin Work on Carbon Capture Project in Canada

3:29 PM MDT | September 17, 2012 | Lindsay Frost

Shell says it has begun work on its Quest project, which it says will be the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for an oil sands operation in Canada. The Quest project is being built by the Athabasca Oil Sands Project jv owners Shell, Chevron, and Marathon Oil, as well as with support from the governments of Canada and Alberta. “CCS is critical to meeting the huge, projected increase in global energy demand while reducing carbon dioxide—CO2—emissions,” says Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch/Shell. “If you want to achieve...

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